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So, how do I do this please? I simply wish to import an image to use as the background layer to a game I am attempting to code. Specifically, it is the background to a Connect4 type game which essentially shows an empty Connect4 board. I want to use that as the background, and then overlay sprites as each player makes their turn. I have done the code for the Connect4 game, now figuring out the correct way to present this on the screen.

So, to simply import an image from camera roll to use within a pythonista script.

Ta

@themusicman In the file browser, bottom left, a "+" icon, then import, then photo library

Edit: and sorry if I did not understand correctly your question

You can also work on split view, then drag and drop a photo from your camera roll to Pythonista Files browser

So @cvp - I have done this but I am not sure where the image I allegedly imported has been stored within Pythonista. When I try to select that image as I would for any image selection, the image does not appear anywhere.

So, say I want to use 'emj:Black_Circle' as an image, when I click the bottom right to get the Pythonista dialogue box for adding new image / sound / colour / font etc, the image I just imported is nowhere to be found.

Specifically, I want to add an image from my photo library to use as the background image for a Pythonista app.

Am I doing this correctly?

When you use the bottom right + button, you don’t import the icon but only it’s name that you can use as ui.Image. named(‘xxx’)

@cvp said:

When you use the bottom right + button, you don’t import the icon but only it’s name that you can use as ui.Image. named(‘xxx’)

Aha... thanks for the clarification. Is there a way one can add to the library of images/sounds etc available within Pythonista?

I am not planning on using he UI module in this particular script, but have found a way of displaying and possibly using an image for a screen background using the PIL image library.

The +, Images, Files shows also your imported images

My first answer in this topic shows how you can import photos from your camera roll. Import stores in the current folder with the photo name, like IMG01244.JPG

Thanks @cvp - when I checked originally, after adding the files via the method you describe, I wasn't seeing any files in the +, images, files area. However, and very typically... when I checked immediately after reading your last reply they are indeed there.

Thanks again.

@cvp and how to add sounds that I need? For example, short guitar chords?

@Karina Sorry, do you want to import sound files into Pythonista? And, if yes, where are they?

@cvp I want to get more musical sounds like those that are already embedded, but don't know from where to take it and where to save. It's for a program in which I have musical instruments on the screen, and when tap, they play. I also want to do multi touch
Did you ever used your sounds in pythonista?

@Karina you can search mp3 in Google, import them in Pythonista and play them.
Or even play them as url. Try to search mp3 in the Pythonista forum

@Karina just for the fun

import tempfile
import sound
import requests
import ui

def play(url):
    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.caf') as fp:
        r = requests.get(url)
        r.raise_for_status()
        fp.write(r.content)
        sound.play_effect(fp.name)

v = ui.View()
v.background_color = 'white'

b_piano = ui.ButtonItem()
b_piano.title = '🎹'
def b_piano_action(sender):
    play('https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/mp3/pno-cs.mp3')
b_piano.action = b_piano_action

b_violon = ui.ButtonItem()
b_violon.title = '🎻'
def b_violon_action(sender):
    play('https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/mp3/violin.mp3')
b_violon.action = b_violon_action

v.right_button_items = (b_piano,b_violon)
v.present('fullscreen') 

I didn't understood how it should work)
This is what I have now

import scene
import sound
import random
import objc_util

sw = scene.get_screen_size()[0]
sh = scene.get_screen_size()[1]

piano_sounds = ['piano:A3', 'piano:C3', 'piano:C4#', 'piano:D4', 'piano:E4', 'piano:F4', 'piano:G3#']
guitar_sounds = ['8ve:8ve-beep-warmguitar']
drum_sounds = ['drums:Drums_01', 'drums:Drums_04', 'drums:Drums_07', 'drums:Drums_10', 'drums:Drums_13', 'drums:Drums_16']

class ButtonNode(scene.ShapeNode):
    def __init__(self,
                    action,
                    icon,
                    text_color,
                    sounds,
                    corner_radius=8,
                    border_size=20,
                    text='',
                    name=f'ButtonNode',
                    bg_color='white',
                    anchor_point=(0.5, 0.5),
                    borderColor=None,
                    parent=None,
                    position=(0, 0),
                    size=(120, 45),
                    enabled=True,
                    animated_icon=False,
                    icon_animation=None,
                    *args, **kwargs):

        # these mainly for call to super()
        self.x, self.y = position
        self.w, self.h = size
        super().__init__(
                path=scene.ui.Path.rounded_rect(self.x, self.y, self.w, self.h, corner_radius),
                fill_color=bg_color,
                stroke_color=borderColor,
                shadow=None,
                parent=parent,
                *args, **kwargs)

        # Normal Properties for Instance()
        self.sounds=sounds
        self.enabled=enabled
        self.button_action=action
        self.name=name
        self.position=position
        self.size=size
        self.anchor_point=anchor_point

         # for border
        self.border_size=border_size
        self.borderColor=bg_color
        self.corner_radius=corner_radius

        # for icon
        self.icon_animation=icon_animation
        self.animated_icon=animated_icon
        self.icon=self._init_textures(icon)

        # for Label
        self.text=text 
        self.text_color=text_color

        # Container to hold each component. 
        # is just a dict version of self.children but specific.
        self.components=dict({
                'icon':None,
                'label':None})

        self._setup(self.icon, self.components)

    # Type Check to make sure img is a string or ui.Image
    def _init_textures(self, img):
        if type(img) == str or type(img) == scene.ui.Image:
            return scene.Texture(img)
        else:
            return None

    # setup our Components
    def _setup(self, i, c):
        if i != None:
            # button image
            c['icon']=scene.SpriteNode(
                    texture=i,
                    size=scene.Size(self.size[1]/100*80, self.size[1]/100*80), 
                    position=scene.Point(0, 0),                                
                    parent=self,
                    anchor_point=(0.5, 0.5),
                    z_position=9)

        if self.text:
            # button text..
            c['label']=scene.LabelNode(
                    text=self.text,
                    position=scene.Point(0 , 0),
                    anchor_point=(0.5, 0.5),
                    color=self.text_color,
                    parent=self,
                    z_position=10)

    # called when you tap the button
    def Button_Tapped(self):
        if self.components['icon']:
            if self.animated_icon and self.icon_animation:
                self.components['icon'].run_action(self.icon_animation())
        if self.enabled:
            self.button_action(self)

# custom action
def my_button_action(sender):
    random_tone=random.choice(piano_sounds)
    play = random.choice(sender.sounds)
    if sender.sounds == piano_sounds:
        sound.set_volume(0.3)
    elif sender.sounds == guitar_sounds:
        sound.set_volume(1)
    sound.play_effect(play)
    sound.set_volume(0.5)
    return


def Animation_Shake(duration=1.5):
    action_list=[]
    action_list.append(
            scene.Action.rotate_to(0.25, duration/10/2))
    action_list.append(
            scene.Action.sequence(
                scene.Action.rotate_to(-0.5, duration/50),
                scene.Action.rotate_to(0.5, duration/50)))
    action_list.append(
        scene.Action.group(
            scene.Action.scale_to(1.0, duration/10/2),
            scene.Action.rotate_to(0.0, duration/10/2)))
    return scene.Action.sequence(action_list)


def Animation_Pulse(duration=1.5):
    action_list=[]
    action_list.append(
        scene.Action.sequence(
            scene.Action.scale_to(1.2, duration/10/2),
            scene.Action.scale_to(0.5, duration/10/2)))
    action_list.append(
                scene.Action.scale_to(1.2, duration/50))
    action_list.append(
        scene.Action.group(
            scene.Action.scale_to(1.0, duration/10/2)))

    return scene.Action.sequence(action_list)

def Animation_Jump(duration=1.5):
    action_list=[]
    action_list.append(
            scene.Action.sequence(
                scene.Action.move_by(0, 20, duration/20),
                scene.Action.move_to(0, 0, duration/20)))

    return scene.Action.sequence(action_list)

class main(scene.Scene):
    def setup(self):
        self.buttons=list([])
        self.background_color='white'

        self.guitar=ButtonNode(size=scene.Size(160, 112), icon='emj:Guitar',
            text=None, text_color=self.background_color, parent=self, action=my_button_action, sounds=guitar_sounds,
            position=scene.Point(sw/6*1.5, sh/3), animated_icon=True,
            icon_animation=Animation_Shake)
        self.buttons.append(self.guitar)

        self.drum=ButtonNode(size=scene.Size(160, 112), icon='IMG_0098.JPG', 
            sounds=drum_sounds, text=None, text_color=self.background_color, parent=self, 
            action=my_button_action, position=scene.Point(sw/6*3, sh/2), 
            animated_icon=True, icon_animation=Animation_Pulse)
        self.buttons.append(self.drum)

        self.piano=ButtonNode(size=scene.Size(100, 70), icon='emj:Musical_Keyboard',
            text=None, text_color=self.background_color, parent=self, action=my_button_action, sounds=piano_sounds,
            position=scene.Point(sw/6*5, sh/2), animated_icon=True,
            icon_animation=Animation_Jump)
        self.buttons.append(self.piano)

        self.quiter=ButtonNode(size=scene.Size(32, 32),
            text='X', text_color='black', parent=self, action=self.quit, sounds=None,
            position=scene.Point(sw-50, sh-50), borderColor='black', icon=None)
        self.buttons.append(self.quiter)

    def quit(self, sender):
        self.view.close()

    def touch_began(self, touch):
        for btn in self.buttons:
            if self.point_from_scene(touch.location) in btn.frame:
                btn.Button_Tapped()

scene.run(main())

@Karina Sorry, I didn't understand your request. What I show is how to play an entire mp3, not a sound like standard ones. Sincerely sorry, forget my post.

@Karina you can download a mp3 file and store it in your folders, like an image.
And then, play it like a standard Pythonista file.

@Karina run this little script once to download a mp3 as a Pythonista file

import requests
url = 'https://ccrma.stanford.edu/~jos/mp3/pno-cs.mp3'
with open('mypiano.mp3',mode='wb') as fil:
    r = requests.get(url)
    fil.write(r.content) 

then run your script with this little modif

piano_sounds = ['mypiano.mp3']#piano:A3', 'piano:C3', 'piano:C4#', 'piano:D4', 'piano:E4', 'piano:F4', 'piano:G3#'] 

@cvp thanks, I'll try

@cvp Hi, I tried your approach: +, import, files, Browse, and pick an image file, say, abc.jpg. It imported the file into the current directory, say, /Examples/abc.jpg and the image of abc. But when I checked the + at the lower right corner of the script editor, then clicked open files. There is neither image of abc nor abc.jpg file. I would like to import an image file into + / images/files, so that I can easily enter the image using ui.Imag e.named().I did try many times and some how I did succeed once,but I couldn’t repeat. Please help. Thanks a lot.

@PinhoBD strange. In + / images / files, I see my thousands images, after some time, I agree

Thank you. I finally saw the file I imported a few hours before. Now I believe I did the right things. If I can repeat it the second time, I should be able to repeat it again and again. I appreciate your help!!